BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced on Friday, March 11 that Derrick Jones, 26, of Rockford, plead guilty and was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for drug delivery charges. Jones made a delivery of a substance containing less than a gram […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The Boone County Board has approved hiring a planning consultant, while it studies available options after voting Feb. 17 to terminate the long standing agreement with the city of Belvidere, to have a joint planning department. The only change to the 5-0 recommendation from […]
BELVIDERE – Ric Brereton, current treasurer for the City of Belvidere formally declared himself as a candidate for mayor of the City of Belvidere Thursday, March 17. The announcement of his 2017 campaign took place at Bush Gardens in downtown Belvidere at 6 p.m. “Relationships, inclusiveness, and communications will be […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BOONE COUNTY ─ The polls officially closed at 7 p.m. for the Illinois State Primary Election on Tuesday, March 15 but this marked the beginning of a long night for incumbent State’s Attorney Michelle Courier and her challenger Tricia Smith as they gathered with their supporters […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Thursday, March 17, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit, resulted in the arrest of a Poplar Grove resident on felony drug charges. Ronald S. Frederick, 45, of Poplar Grove, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Oxycodone) within […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Eight days after the presidential preference primary election, leaders of the Boone County Democratic Party are looking to slate some candidates for the Nov. 8 general election. And that means those who won Republican nominations for various jobs on March 15 are waiting […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The city of Belvidere once again has come up with $25,000 to help Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD) keep buses running through the community. That was enough money for the service to continue through June 2016, but it may not be sufficient to keep […]
POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry will hold their annual April Foods Fundraiser on Saturday, April 2. The fundraising event will take place at North Boone Fire Station, located at 305 W. Grove St. in Poplar Grove. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Friday, March 18 St. James School of Belvidere will host a Fish Fry Dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The dinner will include an all you can eat baked or hand beer battered fried cod served with Mac and cheese, French fries, coleslaw, vegetables, salad, and dessert. The […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Every year, after state tournaments have concluded, the NIC-10 has a competition among those individual bowlers who finished in the Top 16. That means bowlers go against the cream of the crop in their conference, which also means going head-to-head with their teammates. […]